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"...one of the finest training programs with which I have
ever been associated." Bill Manahan, M.D., Assistant
Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, GMEP 2002-2003
Faculty Mentor
 "Global
Medicine Education is one of the most important initiatives in our
society for bringing healing, consciousness, and spirituality
back into health care. This is the medicine of the future." Larry
Dossey, M.D., Executive Editor, Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing,
GMEP 2002 Faculty
"The Global Medicine Education Student Program provided
me with an experiential understanding of the core principles and
approaches
behind several key non-allopathic systems of medicine. Rather than
learning soley from textbook or lecture, we actively participated
as both patient and apprentice practicitioner - preparing herbal
tinctures, receiving acupuncture, taking a homeopathic history, cooking
meals based on Ayurvedic principles. Perhaps the most important feature
of the program is the underlying theme of self-healing, made possible
through the many small- and large-group sessions in which we listened
to one another's struggles, wounds, dreams, and spur-of-the-moment
ideas, without any trace of judgment or contempt. For me, GMEP has
been among the most transformative experiences of my life."
Mike Hsu, GMEP 2002 Participant
I feel that GMEP helped reinforce personal ideals
of what medicine can be. It reminds me of a saying that "we must become a light
unto ourselves". I believe that we must learn to practice [these
ideals] regularly and to help nurture ourselves in order to be able
to help nurture others. Unfortunately, residency and even full-time
medical practice requires and enormous amount of time, which makes
it difficult to provide positive self-care. I think this theme will
be echoed over and over again, until we get tired of hearing it and
then say, "What can we do to change it?".
Chill Yee, GMEP 2002 Participant
"Global Medicine has been an informative
and transformative experience for me, exposing me to CAM modalities
and to the amazing
healers who bring these practices to life as well as establishing
what will be lifelong connections to a group of wonderful peers."
Spencer Blackman, GMEP 2002 Participant
"Global One has had a far-reaching and long-lasting impact
on my life as a human and as a healer. This program gave me back
to myself in a way I was in dire need of. It reminded me of the importance
of human connection, and showed me what loving, supportive, sustainable
community can be like. It instilled a kind of compassion and groundedness
that has given me the strength to withstand the pressures of my intern
year with grace and ease. I cherish every memory from that month
and frequently report on it to others as "one of the most important
months of my life". It literally brought me back to center and
helped me make life-changing decisions. The person I was in April
2002 in Petaluma is still here. She visits patients and touches them
with heart. She impacts the residents and faculty around her by gently
challenging certain negative patterns and assumptions, offering acceptance
and connection where there might not have been any before. She is
able to balance a social life and healthy alone time with her busy
intern schedule and many interests. I am so grateful for the experience
of Global One. I wish it for every student who is ready to embrace
life and people and move forward on their own path toward wisdom
and healing at the highest possible level. Thank you for helping
us make this a possibility."
Chrissie Ott, GMEP 2002 Participant
"The Global Mediciine Education Program is the most innovative
development in the education of future physicians - unique and even
revolutionary. The program has assembled a "dream team" of
renowned clinicians and educators from multiple universities to mentor
highly motivated medical students from across the United States.
Both medical students and faculty have devoted significant attention
to the process of education as well as the content of the program.
There is strong institutional commitment from multiple organizations,
including the Institute
of Noetic Sciences and the American
Medical Student Association."
Gregory Plotnikoff, M.D., GMEP 2002 Faculty Mentor
 "Global One [a.k.a. GMEP 2002] is with me
everyday. The memory and skills learned give me the strength to
keep going in the middle
of those long nights when I feel that deep, sad tiredness seeping
into my bones. I would not be the person nor the physician I am today
without my Global One experience, and I am forever grateful to have
been fortunate enough to have been exposed. I am now working to fulfill
my dream of starting an integrative holistic healing retreat center
which will have scholarships for inner city youths, and also working
on my certification in Acupressure in order to practice more integrative
health care in my residency clinic."
David Pakter, GMEP 2002 Participant
"I have been affected by this program in a way that cannot
be adequately described with words. I feel as though it woke me up.
My experiences stirred parts of my spirit that had fallen asleep.
I have been changed in a fundamental way. My eyes, ears, and heart
are fully open. I have shifted my life paradigm from one coated in
fear to one filled with light. I finally learned how to be a doctor.
I spent four years learning the science of medicine yet felt that
I still didn’t know how to really help others or myself. During
this month, I learned the meaning of healing. I experienced unconditional
love. My heart is full to overflowing. I am now prepared for an internship
year that I was dreading. I have a strong medical knowledge base
in addition to a reenergized spirit and enthusiasm for service. My
work and existence has meaning again."
Christa Fagan, GMEP 2003 Participant
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